- The Calgary Commuter
Challenge became the catalyst for the national campaign, and it has
grown! Now, over 100 towns
and cities across Canada take part in the Commuter Challenge, saving 887,115 kg of CO2 in just one week!
- Employers who promote and facilitate the well-being of employees,
communities and the environment enjoy greater loyalty and respect from their employees and their customers.
- Almost 80 per cent of the cars on Calgary’s roads are empty
but for their driver. That adds up to a lot of available seats for
carpooling.
- The average person can walk one kilometer every 10 minutes – that’s six km per hour.
- In just 15 minutes the average walker can travel 1.5 km and the
average cyclist can cover 3.5 km.
How many of your trips are
within 3-7 kilometers?
- Using your own power to commute is a great way to fit regular
exercise into your hectic schedule. You will get to work on
time and in a better mood, making your workday more productive.
- It is estimated that transportation-related emissions will cost
the health care system $11 billion to $38 billion between 1997
and 2020.
- The contemporary automobile is embarrassingly inefficient. Of the
fuel energy that it consumes, at least 80 per cent is lost.
At most, only 20 per cent is actually used to turn the wheels.
- One 1987 model vehicle generates the same amount of smog-forming
emissions as thirty-eight 2005 model vehicles.
- In the dead of winter, Canadians idle their vehicles for a combined
total of more than 75 million minutes per day. That’s equal
to one vehicle idling for 144 years and creating more than 2.7
billion litres of CO2.
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